Reading local elections: Labour posters pulled down by saboteur

Labour council candidate Mary Waite holding the torn down party poster

An election saboteur has been spotted pulling down Labour posters in Caversham .

Three of the party’s posters were ripped down in broad daylight within 24 hours of being posted.

According to Labour borough council candidate Mary Waite, someone living nearby reported seeing a thin man thin with blondish curly hair stuffing the remnants of a poster in a bin.

He was described as about 5ft 10ins, between 35 and 45-years-old and he was riding a bike and wearing a cycle helmet.

Mrs Waite, former Reading borough councillor now standing in Caversham ward, said: “We have a tradition of honest and fair elections in Caversham and this is very unusual.

“I guess it shows our opponents are worried about how the election is going but I hope it’s not a coordinated campaign of vandalism. On a positive note - some residents, who’s sense of fair play has been offended, are now asking for posters”.

Mrs Waite said the poster have now been replaced - much higher up the posts.